By Edwin Caruana
April 2001
Malta
Missionary Spotlight Malta
When Paul’s ship ran aground on Malta in A.D. 60, the island was filled with temples and statues, and prehistoric temples remain today. The Maltese people are still incurably religious; 88% of them attend church every Sunday. The most prominent building in any village is the Roman Catholic Church. At most street corners you will find statues bearing inscriptions like ‘say this prayer and you will get this amount of indulgences’. During the summer the statues are carried around at religious festivals. People compete for the privilege of carrying a statue that will leave a ‘mark’ on their shoulder. I have heard it said that...
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